Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services

Works to provide appropriate and comprehensive services to Mississippians with disabilities in a timely and effective manner. Programs and services assist individuals with disabilities to gain employment, retain employment and/or to live more independently.
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Mississippi Division of Aging & Adult Services

Provides specialized services for persons over 60 including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.

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Mississippi Employment Network Program

Designed to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries in obtaining employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services from public and private providers, employers and other organizations.
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Mississippi Independent Living Centers (ILCs)

Contact information for ILCs throughout Mississippi. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
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Mississippi One-Stop Career Centers

Each center provides career counseling, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training, and information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.
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Mississippi Partners for Informed Choice (M-PIC) Program

Provides services to enable all Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) to make informed choices about work, including individualized work incentives planning and other assistance services.

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Mississippi Project START

Ensures the provision of technology-related services for Mississippians with disabilities by increasing the awareness of and access to assistive technology.

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Mississippi Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)

Information on Mississippi's SBDCs, which offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. Web site includes contact information for regional SBDCs throughout the state.

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Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board

Assists veterans and their dependents in securing federal and state benefits or preferences in Mississippi to which they may be entitled, including employment and health benefits.
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Mississippi Work Incentives Planning & Assistance (WIPA) Contact Information

If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.

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Mississippi's Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind/Independent Living Services Program

Provides services to assist legally blind individuals adjust to their blindness by becoming more able to care for their specific needs.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Memphis, TN District Office

Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Memphis District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Arkansas, Tennessee and several counties in Mississippi.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Memphis, TN District Office

Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Memphis District Office has jurisdiction over Arkansas, Tennessee and several counties in Mississippi.
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